Tire-case.



To all who'mf'itmqly concern.'

. lBei-it thatl, .HOWARD R,.'TEEL,Ka

. citizefths United States residi on the drawings ..19-

fordgirth "eountyof- Middi'e'sei'r an State of j-Mssachusetts, v haveinvented an Im lovementin Tire-Cases, of which thefollowmgdescriptiom'rinconnection with the accompanymg drawings, is 'sispecification', like numerals representing like parts.

fa! Thepresent invention relates to a vtire-case, v andiisj embodied ina ca se'ofy the kind used for :thegplotection efv extra tireswhich 'areusul allyfxeanied 'onutouringautomobiles. to be usedinfeasef [s'emergencyi It? is necessary toiinsk. these shoecbnt'ained infthelease';

j objectsj'of -thefpresen "invention erev obtain a1? clse which will 1completely inclose 'l the'. tireaindpretect the same fromdlrtsandmoisture van eslly appliedtoandrev 'l`l,1e inyentioli'n jrtlier relatesf toifcertain structural' l features, lwhich be more fully The i. caseembodying the iirs're'ntioir is prortion which its over the ,le'at andsides I mental portiontvhieh is in the'nature ofA a ap l or extendedportionilung along the?, edge of.

the mainportion, sai

- ling the'casetheInainlortio is open at oneI point and` providedadgacentto the opening .,acrossftherim portion ofthe tire to the oposite side thereof. For convenience inapp .with a su 1teble fastening'device-such, ,for enample," as a strap .and buckle-#while the portionvofthe tire, which in' most cases' is open and needs protection from'dust and .`moisture' For. the better protection of the tire it may bedesirable to dupliete. the flaps and retaining devices, and in the'construction chosen as an illustration of the invention the mein portionof the cese is shown as -provided with aflapand `retaining device alongeach edge,th`e said aps overlapplnng' along the rim portion of the t1re.

'Figurel is'a side elevation of -a tlre-cese embodying the inventionshown as applied to ii't over the tread'and sides of the tire.

l y esles:nearlysfv o ssible fandxvvater roof, it'A being especialy'desirab'le i `to -protectLt mgepgenv portion 'of/the tirethetilfe'and.a sup leextended ger-tion liel l fspeqmcation'df Letters Pgtntsf'Patented Marehi, 1906.1. memutnorpyismiun semina; A286,133, maaNovember @,leoris appiioxerleanmfy e, 190e. rsein No.' @4.859.

Section through the 'tire and-case, part of the". Y

1s aside elevation 'of a art of the case With .case being`shown inperspective; and Fig. 3

the same scale a's Fig.'2.

at the ends, this main portion being she ed ,v :lhemaln portlon 1 ofth-casing. of sufiiiclent'length toextend' completely around a `tire andpreferably tovove'rlap to some extent ends. of saidrportion larelprovidedwith suit- `Yable fastening devices-such, for example, as thestrap 2f andbuckle 3-so that the said to complete the'casingfso' aswhollyl to inolcse the tire, the main portion" 1^isprovided et'the edgewith an .extensionfora 4, the Width of which inthe construction-:s O Wnis slightly., greater than the width of ,the'irim-portinol' the. tire-.5. `To close the easing, thereforei the s sidiflapis drawnl across'therinr portion of the tire to the other side o'f the tire and overvthe opposite side of themain ortioms best .l shown'in Fig. 2,therebycomp etelyzinclosing the tire.` In order to hold the said Hap ino suitable retainlng, device',- herein .s cw'lrytesv otherwise 'capableof distortion,` so

mit of lpassing itthrough'v frox'n'one s1 sition, it is proyideda't its'Vouter ed e'wit a tire to the other,` the said hopfthen beilgexf ftendedl toV adianieter greatemtha diametergof'fthe tire, so'thatfitloo'retaining device to hold the'ap snugly I or. t I

'sition. It is practicableztotutilize purpose a' hoopof Wirecontainedinjapocket med by turning Qvr ,the '-edge off-'the ap', and inorder., toehbld the said hoo mly inv its -extendedfshape the two en sihay be 'oined together means. fn the construction shownlsee Fig. 3f)the ends of the hoopf are provided,respec tively,with 4a. ballTanda'socket 8, Atl'tsten'f. sion ofthe hoop being sufficient to holdthel Y any suitablefvil l roo u Y."

ball and- )socket together., 'Thetniembers 7I Iend 8 maybe'providedwitli'finer-plqcesror j handles 9 'and 10 to' facilitate.theih nd the hoo so that when turned to .the .position shown t e'ytendl to spread 'the' "the ends together; In order toa plythecas- Theseon the en s o hoop and increasepthe tensionvhlch holds ing to thetire,the two ends oft e oop are case may also be provided, as shown, with aflap 11,' which is substantially like the flap 4, and provided with theretaining-hoop l2, the

two flaps overlapping and being retained at opposite sides of the tire,as best shown in Fig. 2.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that when the case isapplied to the tread portion of an inner-tube tire-this being the kindof tire most commonly in use--theo ening along the rim portion ofthetire is fliilly protected from dirt and moisture, which are thusprevented from collectinginside the tire. In order to afford furtherprotection and to kee out any moisture which might work in un er theflap-tor example, in a heavy rain or in washing the car-the case isshown as provided with a deflecting member or watershed 13, consistingof a strip of material sewed ory otherwise fastened to the side of thecase around a portion thereof at a point adjacent to the flap, so thatit projects over the said flap andcoverslthe part where the said Hapadjoins the main ortion of the case. This water shed may o course beextended completely around theA case; but iti'nsually will atlordadequate protection if extended, as shown, part-way around the case, thecase heing carried with the water-shed uppermost.

This case is a continuation of Iny`prior application tiled November 6,1905, Serial No.

I claiml. A tire-case, having main portion to fit over Vthe tread andsides of the tire, a supplemental portion at one edge of said mainportion and of sufficient width to extendacross to the opposite side 'ofthe case to cover lthe rim portion ot the tire, and a retaining deviceat opposite edge only of said supplemental portlon adapted to engagethey other side of the main portion at the side of thecase to hold thecase in position .about a tire, substantially as described.

2. A tire-ease, having a main portion to tit over the'tread and sides ofthe tire, a flap extending beyond thc edge oi" said main portion toproject across and cover the rim portion of the tire, and aret:Lining-hoop for -the outer edge ot said flap. t I

3. A tire-case, having a main portion to tit over the tread and sides ofthe tire, a {lap along each edge ot' said main portion, and aretaining-hoop connect ed with the outer edge of each flap,substal'itially as described.

4. A tire-case, having overlapping portions adapted to extend across thetire from one side to the other, retaining-hoopsconnect ed with theyedges oi' said overlapping portions, and means for connecting togetherthe opposite ends of each hoop, substantially as described.

5. A tire-ease, the main portion of which is adapted to be fitted overthe body of the tire, said ease being extended at the edge to form aflap, a pocket formed along the outer edge lot" said flap, a hoopcontained in said pocket,

and means for mamtainingsaid hoopdistended to fasten the tlap inposition.

6. A tire'case, having a main portion adapted to tit over the tread andsides of the tire, a supplemental portion to cover the rim portion ofthe tire, a retaining-hoop connected with the outer edge of saidsupplemental portion, and `meahs for uniting the ends'ot said hoop tokeep t ie hoop distendcd, substantially as described.

7. A tire-case, having a main portion to fit over the tread and sides ofthe tire, a flap extending beyond the edge of said main portion toproject across and cover the rim portion of the tire, a retaining-hoopsecured to the outer edge of said flap, and a ball and socket connectedwith the ends of said hoop, respectively.

8. A tire-case, having a main portion to fit over the tread and sides ofthe tire, a flap extending beyond the edge of said main portion toproject. across and cover the rim portion of the tire, a retaining-hoopsecured to the. outer edge of said flap, a ball and socketscrew-threaded on the ends of said hoop, respectively, and finger-piecesconnected with said ball and socket.

9. A tire-case, having a main portion to [it over the tread and sides ofthe tire, a supple mental portion at one edge of the main portion tocover the rim portion oi the tire and overlapping the opposite side otthe main portion, and a watershed connected with the main portion inposition to cover and protect the overlapping edge o'f said supplementalportion.

ln testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HOWARD R. TEFAL.

VitIwsses: Y

HENRY J. Livraauone, i\1.\nc.f\ni:r E. CoveNEi'.

